Zenfone Max Pro M1 Widevine level downgraded from L1 to L3 in latest update, and it brings a couple of bugs

And now it appears that another company is about to receive flak from its users. We’re looking at you ASUS.

Zenfone Max Pro M1 Widevine level downgraded

The August Security Update from the company has downgraded the Zenfone Max Pro M1 Widevine certification from L1 to L3. What does that mean? You can no longer what videos in 1080p FullHD resolution using services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc, which rely on Google’s DRM for video streaming.

Zenfone Max Pro M1 Widevine level before it was downgraded

Zenfone Max Pro M1 Widevine level downgraded after the update

The update in question arrives in the form of the firmware version WW-16.2017.1906.057. We received the update today on our Zenfone Max Pro M1 which was running on Version WW-16.2017.1905.053. The update is about 252MB in size, and the full OTA Zip for it, which is about 1.53GB can be found on the official website.

So, if you want to stream 1080p videos you may want to avoid this update.

The change-log for version .057 mentions that the Max Pro M1 has been updated to the August Security Patch from Google. It fixes an issue related to vibration occurring during phone calls, and a display system issue.

Other bugs in the August Security Update for Zenfone Max Pro M1

When you view a video in landscape mode, and switch to portrait, the phone’s display flickers for a second. It rotates to portrait mode, shifts to a black screen and then re-rotates from landscape to normal portrait mode.

The status bar icons are un-equally sized or mis-aligned, which makes it slightly awkward looking.

Originally a Business Grad, Ashwin is a natural at testing and reviewing apps & games for Windows and Android Apps, as well as flashing ROMs. A proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S7 and an ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1, he is also an avid gamer and loves playing on his PC & Nintendo consoles.